Bethlehem School Board meeting (updated)

Update: No decision was made on the proposed leasing of Clarksville to the Albany County Sheriff Department. District CFO Judith Kehoe presented a slideshow of the proposal, but there was no vote. Attendance was slim. I counted 45, including 24 high school students who are required to attend BOE meetings as part of their Principles in Government course. It was Superintendent Michael Tebbano’s final meeting before his retirement, which begins in just a few days, and he received a standing ovation following congratulatory remarks from board member Lynne Lenhardt.

The final school board meeting of the year will be held 7 pm Wednesday at the high school’s library.
The two presentations: high school curriculum council changes and an overview of proposed lease terms that would convert the former Clarksville Elementary School into an Albany County Sheriff emergency operations center.

I counted 73 attendees, including 39 students, at the last meeting two weeks ago, which came on the heels of the drug arrests of Bethlehem high school students. Let’s see if the Clarksville agenda item brings in a larger crowd during this busy pre-holiday week. My guess: 89.

If you can’t make it to the meeting, feel free to post a comment here.

4 Responses

Well don’t think for a minute this wasn’t timed, for exactly that reason. Busy season..people trying to finish up Holiday Planning. This board knew exactly what it was doing..putting it on the agenda this week. Just another example of how this board is only there to serve it’s interest. Definately not for the interest of the kids. But, then again..when have they Ever put the interest of the kids before themselves.

The board won’t vote in public, it will be another executive session decision. They should lease the building to the Sheriff, it will never reopen as a school despite their claims to the contrary. The Bethlehem residents will never allow it and unfortunatly the Town of NS cannot populate the school on its own since its expansion.

WEll your guess on the number of attendees was way off on this one!!
Why? Because the people of Clarksville should be estatic that there is going to be a tenent in the Clarksville school. That is what they wanted all along, and they got it. There should be no complaining about this. The building will be maintained,heated,occupied and the playground will be mowed. The district will get some money out of it and also save money by not having to heat the place. Wins for everyone!!